Big Lies in a Small Town: A Novel

Morgan Christopher, imprisoned for a crime she did not commit, is offered immediate release in exchange for restoring an old post office mural in a small North Carolina town. Though she lacks art restoration experience, she accepts, desperate for freedom. Beneath layers of grime, she discovers a painting depicting madness, violence, and small-town secrets. Decades earlier, in 1940, artist Anna Dale from New Jersey wins a national contest to paint a mural for the same post office in Edenton, North Carolina. Arriving alone and in need of work, she finds herself in a town where deep prejudices and hidden secrets prevail, and where being different carries dangerous consequences. The novel follows two timelines as Morgan searches for answers about what happened to Anna Dale and what truths lie beneath the mural's layers.